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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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Topic: Theatre

A new ‘Train to Pakistan’ play asks—freedom for whom and from what?

The play, based on Khushwant Singh’s novel ‘Train to Pakistan’, is directed by Amar Sah and staged by the Bela Theatre Karwaan group.

Danish Husain’s Habibnama more than a tribute to Habib Tanvir. It resurrects his voice, truth

Actor Danish Husain’s portrayal of Habib Tanvir in the play Habibnama was so powerful that it brought the late playwright’s friends to tears during a performance at Delhi’s Jawahar Bhawan.

Akshara Theatre is a Delhi gem, and a lifeline for small artists

Theatre stars Gopal Sharman and Jalabala Vaidya built Akshara Theatre with their own hands—literally. The struggle it’s facing today is a microcosm of the larger existential crisis in Delhi theatre scene.

Manav Kaul is a powerhouse performer in Traasadi—it’s a solo act about mothers

Actor and writer Manav Kaul’s play ‘Traasadi’ digs deep into the grief, regret, and insight that a mother's death can bring. ‘The more exhausted my mother became, the more deeply I slept.’

This play is all about a hospital waiting room—5 actors, no plot and a damp basement

Everything was designed to immerse the audience. The floor was mopped with Dettol to evoke the smell of a hospital, the ACs were cranked up to mimic an uncomfortable waiting room.

Mirza Ghalib returns. Uses Instagram, attends Ambani wedding, told to ‘go to Pakistan’

The satirical play ‘Ghalib in New Delhi’ has been staged 589 times since 1997 and evolved. ‘Ghalib’ has commented on 5 PMs, multiple governments, and changing social issues.

‘Political vendetta’? Bengal theatre groups say central funds guided by ‘pick-and-choose’ policy

According to one director, ‘24 theatre groups from Bengal’ have been refused culture ministry’s financial aid for FY 2023-24, followed by 21 groups from Manipur.

From Mahabharata to Mughals—a queer play uses Indian elements to break the ‘for-elite’ norm

Love Beyond Love, directed by Yash Machhal and performed by Rangastra Theatre Group, captures the raw and painful journey of those who dare to seek love and acceptance in a society resistant to queer identities.

A history student and Bahadur Shah Zafar meet in a play. Aurangzeb is Shakespearean King Lear

From Babur to Aurangzeb, the play sheds new light on Mughal emperors and challenges popular narratives.

Kolkata play about Dalit student suicide calls out Bhadralok hypocrisy on casteless Bengal

‘Oboyob’ offers no easy solutions. It prompts so-called Bengali liberals to accept their role in perpetuating caste atrocities.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.